I’ve been looking over the roster and trying to figure out Liam’s place in it. He’s going to be getting his Pact Boon soon, so I need to know how I’m going to play him.
From what I can tell, we have a Rogue, a Hexblade, a Bard and a Celestial Warlock. Obviously, Liam is the healer of the group, with his racial healing touch and Celestial healing ability, neither using spell slots. That frees the Bard to focus on other Magic’s.
For his Invocations, I really want to focus on his Sight. The new Ghostly Gaze, for instance, or Eyes of the Rune Keeper, and later Witch Sight or Visions of Distant Realms. But, Passive abilities like Gift of the Depths or Aspect of the Moon are thematic as well, showing his physical transformation. Beast speech is thematic as well.
I’m trying to choose his Pact Boon, and I’m leaning Tome. I figure the Hexblade will go Blade, and be our front line tank (as much as we have one) alongside the Rogue, so I don’t think it a good idea to have two bladelocks, unless I get Improved Pact Weapon and go with a Longbow, but I could just as easily stick with EB.
Tome would be interesting, mainly because while we have two Warlocks and a Bard, we have no real Ritualists or Magic Generalists. Bards have some rituals, but a limited spell list. If I went full support, with Ritual Invocation and perhaps the new one that means I don’t have to sleep, then I’d be full on support, covering rituals, keeping watch, and healing. He won’t be great in combat since my Invocations are focused elsewhere, but he’d be wonderful out of it.
Then there’s chain. With a Celestial Imp fluffed to look like an angel or something, he could get rid of Devil’s Sight, using his Imp’s eyes for that instead. He can scout and spy, always have Advantage or give it to the Rogue. Do all kinds of shenanigans.
But...I’m still thinking Tome. With Tome, he can up his versatility to 11, grab Find Familiar for a Celestial Hawk or Tressym or something (from Storm King’s Thunder), get Guidance or Shillalagh, never have to sleep again.
What do y’all think? What builds are you planning going forward? Any multiclassing in the future? I though maybe a few levels in Divine Soul might be thematically appropriate, but I’m not sure if it would really help me.
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